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☘️ Emoji meaning

A good start! Confidence, Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day, and the Holy Trinity.

☘️ Meaning

The green plant with the three heart-shaped leaves stands for Ireland and St. Patrick's Day. Symbol for the cross and the Trinity, nature and Ireland. The English term “shamrock“ comes from the Irish word for plant (seamróg).

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Commonly confused with

Color Variant

Shamrock
Herb

Shamrock vs herb; multiple small leaves, all used for foliage or greenery.

Same Shape

Shamrock

Four-leaf clover vs shamrock; similar clover shapes used for luck or Irish themes.

Emoji History

Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexicon

First included

The emoji “Shamrock” was approved as part of Unicode 8.0 in 2015 and added to Emoji 1.0 .

In the release of Emoji 16.0 and Unicode 16.0 in 2024 there was 1 change.

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+ irish

In the release of Emoji 5.0 and Unicode 10.0 in 2017 there was 1 change.

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+ shamrock

In the release of Emoji 3.0 and Unicode 9.0 in 2016 there was 1 change.

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+ plant

In the release of Emoji 2.0 and Unicode 8.0 in 2015 there was 1 change.

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- shamrock

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